"I look forward to welcoming the players back and being with all of you when the team takes the field," Johnson said. "Your loyalty and passion help fuel us on a daily basis and drive our pursuit of a championship.

"It all starts now. The players are returning, Mike and Rex have never been more ready, and Jets football is officially back. I hope you're ready for what I'm confident will be a memorable 2011 season."

Ryan released a statement via a brief 35-second video, as well as an automated phone call message to all Jets season-ticket holders. He said he felt the team got better amid the labor impasse.

"I’m really exited to get back at this and the New York Jets are going to be ready and the best thing is, we get to prove it," Ryan said. "Believe me, we are ready to do it, we think we’ve helped our football team during this time, we took it as an opportunity to get better, and we believe we’ve accomplished that and that we think its going to be our year and we’ll find out soon enough.

"The ground and pound offense is ready to Roll, (Mark) Sanchez is going into his third year I cant wait to see his improvements and we’re going to let it fly a little more than we have in the past. We need you in those seats, let’s have at it."